THIS WEEK

COVER STORY

No country produces as broad and distinguished a range of cars as the Brits. And here’s the proof…

BEST OF BRITISH 40

COVER STORY

COVER STORY

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Why Honda builds its Euro-cars in the UK

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Wild and wonderful cottage industry Brits

‘Finally, it seems, the UK has cracked the code for sustainable auto growth’

Hilton Holloway, p52

8 New Mazda 6 targets 3-series

NEWS New Mazda 6 Aiming above the Mondeo class 8 Land Rover Freelander Steals Evoque clothes 10 Porsche Carrera 4 All-wheel drive added 13 Peugeot 208 GTI Clear spy shots of new car 15 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Longer, wider and taller 16 Aston Martin DB9 Gets Virage/Vanquish help 19 Bentley Mulsanne cabrio Green light is likely 22 Spotlight Biofuels are closer than you think 24

TESTED Jaguar XJ 3.0 SC Gets new supercharged V6 28 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TDI Distinctive diesel 33 Lexus LS460 F Sport Lexus sharpens its act 35 Hyundai i30 Tourer 1.6 CRDI Small load lugger 37 Chrysler 300C ROAD TEST 70

FEATURES Best of British Introducing our UK-car special 38 Seven-car drive British greats on the road 40 British car production Numbers are on the rise 52 British niche manufacturers Brilliant all-sorts 56 Civic pride Honda trusts UK production talent 64 Greatest Brit ever This car changed everything 56

OUR CARS Mini Coupé JCW Farewell to our lairy coupé 80 Subaru XV Happiest when out in the rough 85

EVERY WEEK Steve Cropley Great days with Britain’s best 21 Steve Sutcliffe TVR is no more — tragic news 23 Alan Henry Alex Zanardi at the Paralympics 27 Mail Why do DIY on great suspensions? 78 Colin Goodwin An earful for Ron Dennis 79 Richard Bremner Chrysler Turbine Car 122

DEALS

Used buying guide Mercedes C-class 86 Used car bargains How to buy a Merc SL 90 New car deals Nail the keenest price 93 New cars A-Z All the latest models rated 94 Road test results Autocar’s data archive 111 Classifieds Cars, number plates, services 116

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28 New blown petrol V6 for Jag XJ

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Chrysler’s only exec winner in the UK has just been updated

Merc C-class costs Mondeo money to own

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